PICTURES: Miss America 2017 preliminary rounds

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Contestants take the stage in the third and final night of preliminary competition in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Thursday Sept. 8, 2016. The new Miss America will be crowned Sunday.

Contestants take the stage in the third and final night of preliminary competition in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Thursday Sept. 8, 2016. The new Miss America will be crowned Sunday.

Contestants take the stage for the swimsuit competition in the third and final night of preliminary competition in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Thursday Sept. 8, 2016. The new Miss America will be crowned Sunday.

Contestants take the stage for the swimsuit competition in the third and final night of preliminary competition in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Thursday Sept. 8, 2016. The new Miss America will be crowned Sunday.